nz recap, tasmania, adelaide....and new videos!

faye blais music mail - nz recap, tasmania, adelaide....and new videos!!!



hello friends!

i write you, all snug, from the living room...back "home" in Melbourne....

the nz tour is all wrapped up tight -- the sweetest gift i could've asked for. what a country. the month away was one filled with, most literally, the friendliest, most hospitable, kindest people i've ever met (in such potency in place). all this loveliness let the greatest of memories trickle their way into the tour, one city (well, town), at a time.

the north island was a non-stop giggle-fest from auckland to wellington, stopping to play along the way in napier and carterton. all six shows were shared with fabulous melbourne duo, april maze (www.aprilmaze.com), and put together by miss lisa, who managed a tour of super-arty venues, all cozy with listeners. every show was an experience in itself, a great one :)

the south island was absolutely stunning. i drove my way south, stopping to gig incredible venues including the interislander ferry, le cafe picton, lochmara lodge, the moutere inn, the mussel inn, and ending in lovely lyttelton to play the wunderbar, the loons and volcano radio. ahhhh, new zealand. so good. the mountains just kept growing, as did my chillier smile (a very warm smile, but cold on the outside!)....and my longing to stay...

so, a big fat thank you (!) goes out to all of the venue owners, hosts, listeners and friends, who made the new zealand tour an incredible success and an amazing life experience. i look forward to seeing you all again soon...in new zealand and awaaaaaay!

warm fuzzy hugs to ya,
f:)


check it out!

-- shows --
- fri - may 29th - 10pm - melbourne - vibe on smith - w/ dan lethbridge and gareth eunson
- sat - june 13th - midnight - melbourne - live on RRR - the party show
- thurs - june 25th - tas tour - republic bar - w/ andrew marshall and gretel templeton
- fri - june 26th - tas tour - alley cat bar - w/ support tba
- sat - june 27th - tasm tour - brookfield vinyard - supporting rosie burgess
- fri - july 4th - adelaide - the singing gallery - "sista's in song" - w/ loren kate
**canadian tour dates - coming soon (including the eaglewood festival - perfferlaw, ontario - aug 28-30 - get your tix now)!!!

---see more upcoming showson faye's website on myspace on facebook

-- videos --
- the cable car sessions (filmed by kev cahill in wellington, nz) - see "pieces", "canvas" and "shouldn't have"(unreleased) on youtube on myspace
- australian red cross - "the power of humanity" - new brand campaign video sneak-peak, featuring "canvas"!! on youtube on myspace
- noise tv interview (melbourne) and CTV interview (christchurch tv, nz) - videos available soon!
**coming up this month - new music video (animated) for "canvas", new live dvd...and whispers of a new album!!!

-- photos --
- new photos! - photots from the nz tour...and more (including crowd shots -- you could be in them!!) on faye's website on myspace on facebook

-- blogs --
- new postings! - find words from the road, random scribbles, tidbits, song lyrics and oh, so much more :) tourblog faye's blog

-- links --
- website - www.fayeblais.com
- myspace - add as a friend! www.myspace.com/fayeblaismusic
- facebook fan page - become a fan! http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=6...
- youtube - www.youtube.com/fayeblais
- itunes - both albums "first tooth" and "two pieces" available! - itunes

that's all folkies.
muah.
f:)

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palmerston north...

palmerston north had a great feel as we drove in. it was extremely quiet….but expected for a tuesday, I suppose. the energy turned rather quickly, though, as we swung by the bar to discover it had been shut-down with all gigs cancelled. quite the unfortunate bit of news to hear following the incredible vibes we’d been graced with in napier….

but such luck led us to a delicious (but freezing!) picnic dinner in the park followed by tea and a jam at monica and sam’s place in wanganui (apparently there are tour-angels there, too!). they were incredible hosts and allowed for a cozy space and many laughs, after such a weird night.

…change is good.

f:)

napier - brazen head ale house

we rolled into napier via roteroua (a town littered with hot springs boiling over into the landscape…very cool…but very stinky!), with an extra night to check out the scene. such a cute little coastal town with great architecture and loads of local wine!

less than an hour into being there, todd ran into an old friend from uni, who he hadn’t seen in years. yet another crazy coincidence. he took us out to a funky little bar and hooked us up with yummy coffee and his restaurant the next day…and a wine tour at church winery…delicious.

the brazen head ale house was a cute little irish pub, who drew a sweet crowd for a Sunday courtyard gig. quite a few local musos and music-lovers strolled in and stuck around for some lovely chats after the show. as it turned out, Steve, a guy we had met the night before, came along with some company and offered to show us his favorite surf spot…which was incredible. we followed him along, us in henry (the tourvan), he and scott in the relaxi taxi (a hippy bus that is literally any traveler’s dreamwheels -- well mine anyway). the bus was decked out with a great sound system, a lazyboy passenger’s seat, a master bedroom and two other bunks, a bathroom/shower and a full kitchen….just off of the lounge room! haha…ah, a home on wheels. We had a mega feast followed by a jam as it rained in this gorgeous little cove surrounded by cliffs and a splendid beach…which we so happily woke up to the next morning….

steve and scott kitted us out with an incredible night of memories and laughs, and insistently sent us off with a tour sponsorship. we could not have been more grateful for the heartwarming hospitality and unbelievably genuine characters of these two fine men.

we all look forward to crossing paths with these phenomenal tour-angels again soon…

f:)

auckland - part deux

kia ora!

picking up the crew from the airport made it all feel real….the start of a new zealand tour. we were all buzzing like mad on our way through the city to feel out auckland, the first stop.

as it turned out an old friend of todd’s works on a fancy jeweler’s yacht and had us climb aboard for a night in luxury. ben and liv…the first of our tour-angels. we laughed and carried on like pirates until the wee hours, when we finally decided to crash in such unstable conditions. waking up to the rolling waves isn’t so delightful the morning after a big one. but we loved it anyway, in absolute disbelief of how amazing this yacht and the night before were….convinced that this start had to mean good things for what was to come in the weeks ahead!

an unforeseen sound issue led us to our second tour-angel: neil. an absolute legend, as far as p.a. sourcing goes -- and just a sheer pleasure to be around. oozing positive energy and lovely things to say, neil hooked us up with a p.a. from music works in auckland and came along to the show. we miss him already!

The café had a warm and cozy, artzy vibe….absolutely my kind of space! the walls were covered in massive photography pieces and other painted canvases. they had an incredible menu and a yummy home-roasted brand of coffee….mmm.

the café was packed by the time we hit the stage…it seemed everyone we had come across over the past few days in auckland had made it down -- the lovely rich, who couched and tour-guided me for my first night in auckland, stanislava from spaceship rentals, who tour-vehicle-sponsored us for our tour, family friends and fellow couch-surfers and other kingsland passerby-ers. great crowd! so receptive and appreciative….and such a pleasure to play to.

we all left the venue super-excited to be here, in nz, doing what we love for people who love it.

ahhhh…this truly is the life.

f:)

south island tour dates!!

hi friends!!!

heading on down to the south island....


WED 29 APRIL Inter Island Ferry, Wellington to Picton
WED 29 APRIL Lochmara Lodge, Queen Charlotte Sound
THURS 30 APRIL Le Café Picton, Picton
SAT 2 MAY Moutere Inn, Nelson
SUN 3 MAY The Mussel Inn, Tasman
THURS 7 MAY Wunderbar, Lyttelton


...more chch shows to come soon...

will keep you posted!

two pieces…of one fabulous country!

kia ora!

just landed here in lovely mountain country…and although I haven’t seen any mountains yet (it’s nighttime), a good feeling filled me all up inside as soon as my foot hit the soil.

The air is fresh and the people are delightful (well, airport staff are, anyway – but again, I’m optomistic). This country is sure to bring good things, music related and otherwise. Another land filled with wide-open spaces to discover, bit by bit, between songs. Who could ask for anything more….

will bring tales and tid-bits from nz very soon….

f☺

new zealand tour - april 2009!!!!

hey friends!


quick little line-dropping to let you know i'll be hitting the road again in a few weeks...!

another tour takes me to new zealand, where i'll be sharing stages with the lovely duo april maze check them oot (www.aprilmaze.com)!

so keep on checkin' in...

f:)